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Thanks Tom for the info, some interesting concepts being proposed. How about an update on the status of the new city bus transfer station on Farwell...is there still going to be low-moderate income housing there? I see Owen-Ayres just added their sign on the UWEC-County Materials site on Menomonie St. so something should be in the works there also.

The old nursing home is not that big so won't make much of a dent in the need for more downtown apts. I heard someone say that there is enough demand that 3 or 4 new large apt. bldg. could easily be filled downtown. The one problem I've heard with it happening is that there is a limited pool of people/companies in this area that have the ability to raise the money & have the knowledge to manage the process.

Interesting story but one concern about his business....is it profitable enough to maintain the "historic" bldg. he is in? Take a close look at the exterior, especially the upper & out of the way spots, it needs some serious TLC. If someone does not do some serious work on this bldg. in the near future, it could easily go the way of the Huebsch bldg.

About time as sometime back I looked at the library for a good history of Eau Claire & there wasn't really anything worth checking out. I hope he finishes the other 2 volumes. Also a 4th volume about the natural history & pre white man history of EC/west central WI.

You said===>“The Point.” The area was home to the “old gas house” – a former Northern States Power manufactured gas plant<=== Were there 2 gas plants? I remember the area in Owen Park, just to the south of the play grounds was cleaned up 2-3 years ago because it had toxic soils from an old gas plant.

Anyone else think that Mr. Zempel is a wee bit arrogant naming his bar "The District" when there already is an older & many years established business 2 blocks down the street from him named "The District Company"?

The Downtown EC FB page showed a test run of the lights a day or 2 ago. That would leave me to believe the lights are installed, now its probably just some final adjustments & programing to do. They also stated they were aiming for an early Oct. dedication ceremony.

plus don't forget the Menomonie St. end of Water St. where the YMCA's new tennis center is going up & the area where UWEC will soon start demolishing a very heavy industrial looking area for its new event center, a new main YMCA bldg. & possibly a hotel or 2.

yes....one big complaint about EC bicyclists, very, very, VERY few announce their presence when they approach a walker from the rear. I've been startled by numerous bikers while walking on the trails.....you need to let us walkers know & at least 20+ feet back, not when you are just a few feet behind us.

Humming along since 2002, Volume One is a magazine, a website,
an event production company, and a retail store based in Eau Claire, WI.